basal
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The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
"For decades, Parkinson's has been primarily associated with motor deficits and the basal ganglia," the part of the brain that controls muscle movements, Liu said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
Non-melanoma cancers like basal and squamous cell are more common but usually less likely to spread or be fatal, he said.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
BCC begins with abnormal growth of basal cells, which produce new skin cells when old ones die, on the outermost layer of the skin.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
The centrioles and basal bodies are believed in some quarters to be semiautonomous organisms with their own separate genomes.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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The Lives of a Cell
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